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| 2007/5/30-6/4 [Politics/Foreign/MiddleEast/Iraq] UID:46792 Activity:kinda low |
5/30 Just like we said, Bush refuses to commit to a timeline for
leaving Iraq because he plans to *never* leave:
http://www.csua.org/u/it2
\_ I'm a bleeding heart liberal. I don't think we're ever
leaving Iraq.
\_ We finally left the Philipines, so I wouldn't say never, but...
\_ Right after we leave Bosnia, South Korea, Germany, Britain, and
Japan. I miss any important ones?
\_ Cuba, Hawaii, Utah, Spanish Florida, Texas, Puerto Rico,
The Confederacy...
\_ Thanks, I knew there were a lot more. I was just
thinking more modern times but you added a bunch of
good ones. I'm not sure The South counts but maybe
some people living there would disagree.
\_ If you're gonna count Utah, Hawaii, and Florida, you
may as well count the who dang country.
\_ No, your understanding of history is weak. Utah,
Hawaii, Florida (and Texas) were forcably annexed.
Not true for all of the nation.
\_ Do you really want me to list all of the countries that
\_ Do you really want me to list all of t he countries that
America has stationed troops in where they are no longer there?
Mine is bigger than yours...
America has stationed troops in where they are no longer
there? Mine is bigger than yours...
\_ Oh thank God we actually left more countries than we still
have troops in years or even decades after a conflict has
ended. You had a point?
\_ We'll leave Iraq when the oil is all gone... |
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| www.csua.org/u/it2 -> news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070530/pl_nm/iraq_usa_bush_dc_1;_ylt=AikTP35zoUQLn0Ce7uYVJZME1vAI The United States has had thousands of US troops in South Korea to guard against a North Korean invasion for 50 years. Democrats in control of the US Congress have been pressing Bush to agree to a timetable for pulling troops from Iraq, an idea firmly opposed by the president. White House spokesman Tony Snow said Bush would like to see a US role in Iraq ultimately similar to that in South Korea. "The Korean model is one in which the United States provides a security presence, but you've had the development of a successful democracy in South Korea over a period of years, and, therefore, the United States is there as a force of stability," Snow told reporters. He said US bases in Iraq would not necessarily be permanent because they would be there at the invitation of the host government and "the person who has done the invitation has the right to withdraw the invitation." "I think the point he's trying to make is that the situation in Iraq, and indeed, the larger war on terror, are things that are going to take a long time. But it is not always going to require an up-front combat presence," Snow said. "The president has always said that ultimately you want to be handing primary responsibility off to the Iraqis," he said. "You provide the so-called over-the-horizon support that is necessary from time to time to come to the assistance of Iraqis but you do not want the United States forever in the front." Republication or redistribution of Reuters content is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Reuters. Reuters shall not be liable for any errors or delays in the content, or for any actions taken in reliance thereon. |